Title | Date added | Template | Date recorded | Category | Summary |
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Archiving The Zimbabwean Human Rights Crisis A Collaborative Approach to International Advocacy | Nov 9, 2018 | Memorialization | Nov 10, 2018 |
| A major human rights and humanitarian crisis has been developing inZimbabwe for the past several years and has reached a critical juncture.Relative to other trouble-spots in Africa, the nature and dimensions of thecrisis in Zimbabwe are simple. There are no rebel forces fighting for controlof resources or territory, no secessionist movements seeking to break away,no religious conflicts, and no collapse of state institutions. Rather,Zimbabwe is a classic case of an authoritarian government clinging topower and using whatever methods it considers necessary to ensure itscontinued survival. |
RecordsRetentionDisposalPolicy v3 FINAL | Nov 9, 2018 | Justice & accountability | Nov 16, 2018 |
| This Records Retention and Disposal Policy is part of the Information Management Policy Framework and supports the Records Management Policy through setting out the roles and responsibilities of Information Asset Owners and supporting staff in making record retention and disposal decisions. |
Chigumba Speech | Nov 9, 2018 | Elections & violence | Jul 13, 2018 |
| Brief by the Chairperson of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission to Local and Foreign observers for the 2018 Harmonised Elections at Harare International Conference Centre (HICC) 13 July 2018. |
Breaking the silence: A report on the Disturbances in Matebeleland and the midlands | Feb 11, 2019 | Memorialization | Feb 28, 1997 |
| The report unveils the crisis which happened in the 1980's which consisted of Curfews in Matebeleland,detentions, tortures and political kidnappings, disappearances and threatened treason trials. It basically tells the story about Zimbabwe's internal conflicts and how the signing of the Unity accord in 1987 ended the disturbances. |
Lancaster House Agreement | Feb 11, 2019 | Institutional reform | Jan 1, 1980 |
| The Lancaster House Agreement was a political consensus which brought the independence of Zimbabwe from Rhodesian rule. The agreement came into being after a series of negotiations between the nationalist parties and the Rhodesian Front between September and December 1979. The Agreement was facilitated by the British and the American governments to bring to an end the 14 year war in Rhodesia between the Rhodesians and the guerrilla movements. |
National Unity accord and its Aftermath | Feb 11, 2019 | Institutional reform | Oct 31, 2005 |
| In particular, it focuses on the Matebeleland crisis and highlights the inadequacies of the Unity Accord established to end the violence. These have spilt over into the present tensions and contradictions within Zimbabwe.. In the aftermath of the struggle for independence, the government had to move fast in dealing with the popular demands that informed the struggle. |
ZIMBABWE 1980 Elections report | Feb 11, 2019 | Elections & violence | Feb 14, 1980 |
| This report outlines the purpose of elections, characteristics of Parliament, electoral system,transitory provisions, general political considerations and conduct of elections. It also showed the distribution of members of the house of assembly according to their professional category, distribution of seats in the senate, distribution of House of Assembly members according to sex and according to age group. |
2005 Parliamentary Elections | Feb 11, 2019 | Elections & violence | Mar 31, 2005 |
| The 2005 Parliamentary elections represented an important improvement on the 2000 and 2002 elections in that the elections were performed in a peaceful environment without state-controlled violence. Despite this notable improvement from previous elections, the Parliamentary elections in Zimbabwe failed to meet some key internationally recognised election standards. |
Zimbabwe June 2000 Elections | Feb 11, 2019 | Elections & violence | Jun 24, 2000 |
| This is the first in the series of Special Reports issued by the Research Unit of the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum. It displaced the original proposal to deal with gender and constitutional issues. This change was necessitated by the wave of lawlessness which resulted in massive human rights abuses during most of 2000. |
Consolidated report on food riots | Feb 11, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Jan 19, 1998 |
| The report covers the areas identified by many political observers as being significantly related to the climate of discontent and discouragement felt by the Zimbabwean public at the time of the Food Riots. It also identifies the factors that observers felt were indicative of a crisis of governance in Zimbabwe. It talks about how Government-administered prices to meet Government's excessive spending requirements which triggered a resurgence in inflation, with analysts saying that inflation would round-off 1997 at above 20%. |
NCA Proposed Draft Constitution | Feb 11, 2019 | Institutional reform | May 1, 1997 |
| The Draft containes reasons why the NCA campaigned for a No Vote in the referendum of February 2000 such as the process and content. This draft seeks to address the key issues of governance in Zimbabwe and has taken into account the NCA’s major concerns about the Draft of the Constitutional Commission. Its main focus is on having an accountable government through various checks and balances. |
Shortcomings of the Kariba Draft Constitution | Feb 11, 2019 | Institutional reform | Sep 30, 2007 |
| This report analyzes the Kariba Draft Constitution,a document negotiated in secret in September 2007 and referenced in Article 6 of the Global Political Agreement between Zimbabwe’s three primary political parties. The report briefly considers the process that led to the creation of the Kariba Draft and then explores the content of that document. The substance of the Kariba Draft is compared to that of the current Constitution and the Constitutional Commission Proposal which was rejected in a national referendum in February 2000. |
War victims Compensation Act | Feb 11, 2019 | Institutional reform | Nov 14, 1980 |
| The Act consists of seven parts which are Preliminary, Commissioner of war victims compensation, Application of Act and claims for and entitlement to compensation, Compensation for Disablement, Compensation for death, Special Provisions for women and children and General. There is also the Revenue fund section. |
Zimbabwe's Land Reform Booklet Web | Feb 11, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Feb 1, 2000 |
| The report shows findings from the study area of Masvingo pertaining to who got the land during the land reform program and whether they are utilizing it or not. |
Land Reform and Property rights in Zimbabwe | Feb 11, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Apr 30, 2010 |
| The report talks of the forceful eviction of commercial white farmers during the fast track land reform process and how it was one of the primary drivers of Zimbabwe's sudden economic downfall. The process was characterized by gross human rights violations and disregard of the rule of law. |
2008 Elections | Feb 11, 2019 | Elections & violence | Mar 29, 2008 |
| On March 29, 2008, Zimbabwe held presidential, parliamentary and local elections. Months later, the country’s political future remains uncertain. For the first time since independence, the ruling party has lost its majority in the National Assembly. After a month of rising tensions, the results of the presidential race were belatedly announced on May 2. |
Political Violence report 2008 | Feb 11, 2019 | Elections & violence | Dec 1, 2008 |
| In this report for 2008,there are certain trends and characteristics which have been attendant on the incidents reported to the Human rights Forum which rebut the denial of ZANU PF that in most instances the violence that was reported was between over zealous youths and villagers. |
The Aftermath of a Disastrous Venture A Follow up report on Operation Murambatsvina | Feb 11, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Sep 1, 2005 |
| This report traces developments that have taken place since our June report and gives an overview of the main consequences of Operation Murambatsvina since it commenced on 19 May 2005. It also locates the Operation in the context of events that have happened in Zimbabwe over several years. |
Operation Murambatsvina and its effects on political participation. final 17 May 2017 | Feb 11, 2019 | Promotion of truth | May 1, 2005 |
| A report demonstrating a recent study on risk aversion, Operation Murambatsvina [OM] had severe effects upon the population of Zimbabwe (Masunungure et al. 2017). The percentage of Zimbabweans that reported being “risk takers” in 1999 was 84%, but this dropped to a paltry 13% in 2005.The present study examined the changes in aspects of citizen agency – political participation, community participation, political trust and political affiliation – as well as lived poverty for three periods, 2004, 2005 and 2009. |
Mrs A Tibaijuka Report on Operation Murambatsvina | Feb 11, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Jul 18, 2005 |
| The report outlines how the Government of Zimbabwe embarked on an operation to“clean-up” its cities. It was a“crash”operation known as “Operation Murambatsvina”, referred to in this report as Operation Restore Order. It started in the Zimbabwe capital, Harare, and rapidly evolved into anationwide demolition and eviction campaign carried out bythe police and the army. |
Taking Transitional justice to the people Volume 1 | Feb 11, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Jun 1, 2009 |
| This is a preliminary report on transitional justice highlighting some of the key findings of the Forum's “Taking Transitional Justice to the People” Programme. |
Taking Transitional Justice to the people Volume 2 | Feb 11, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Jun 1, 2010 |
| This report, “Who Will Dare Begin the Process of Recovering the Truth” (Volume Two of the Taking Transitional Justice to the People Outreach Report) sets out the experiences of the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum, its members and associates, who conducted outreach meetings in fifty-one constituencies in its community-based programme to take the concept of transitional justice to the community. Reports of the initial fourteen meetings were included in Volume One, published in June 2009. |
TJ Survey July 2011 | Feb 11, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Jun 1, 2009 |
| This report is a follow-up to the Taking Transitional Justice to the People outreach project, which commenced in 2009, during which the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum (the Forum) went to local communities across the country to introduce the discussion on transitional justice. In this survey, the Forum conducted research between February and March 2011 to capture the recommendations and perceptions of individual Zimbabweans on transitional justice. |
Zimbabwe's Constitution of 2013 | Feb 11, 2019 | Institutional reform | May 9, 2013 |
| This Constitution is the supreme law of Zimbabwe and any law, practice, custom or conduct inconsistent with it is invalid to the extent of the inconsistency. |
Zimbabwe 2013 elections | Feb 11, 2019 | Elections & violence | Jul 31, 2013 |
| This report provides a thorough analysis primarily of the technical aspects of the elections, complementing the observer reports that have been published by other organisations. |
National Transitional Justice Working Group Formation Document | Feb 11, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Feb 27, 2014 |
| The press release outlines the vision, objectives and strategic goals as shaped by the mandate given by the varied transitional justice stakeholders in Zimbabwe. |
Final Report of the Commission of Inquiry 18 DEC 18 | Feb 11, 2019 | Elections & violence | Aug 1, 2018 |
| Zimbabwe held itsnationalelections on the 30th of July 2018. The electoral process was generally peaceful until the 1st of August 2018, when many demonstrators took to the streets of Harare demanding the immediate release of the election results. These events, particularly those that occurred within Harare’s Central Business District (CBD), resulted in the death of six (6) people, injury of thirty-five (35), and massive damage to properties. |
EU Election Observers Final Report Zimbabwe 2018 | Feb 11, 2019 | Elections & violence | Aug 1, 2018 |
| This report contains the findings of the EU Election Observation Mission (EOM) on the Harmonised Elections 2018. The electoral commission lacked full independence and appeared to not always act in an impartial manner. The final results as announced by the Electoral Commission contained numerous errors and lacked adequate traceability, transparency and verifiability. |
Final Report of the Commission of Inquiry 18 DEC 18 | Feb 11, 2019 | Extra-judicial Killings | Aug 1, 2018 |
| The report includes Findings and recommendations by the Commission following the 1 August 2018 events. |
COPAC's Final Narrative Report to Parliament Feb 2013 | Feb 12, 2019 | Institutional reform | Feb 7, 2013 |
| The Parliamentary Select Committee on the new constitution for Zimbabwe (hereinafter referred to as COPAC) was established on the 12th of April 2009 being comprised of Members of Parliament from the political parties that are signatory to the Global Political Agreement and a representative of the Chiefs Council who sits in Parliament. |
Kariba Draft Constitution | Feb 12, 2019 | Institutional reform | Sep 15, 2008 |
| BILL to provide for a new Constitution for Zimbabwe and to provide for related matters. |
CISOMM six month report on GNU and GPA | Feb 13, 2019 | Institutional reform | Feb 1, 2010 |
| The Six Month Review follows on the Annual Review which was launched in February 2010, in order to review and analyse the extent of implementation of the GPA by the IG in several critical sectors. This report, using information collected by CISOMM members in the course of their work in the field, juxtaposes the evidence of the Government’s implementation of the GPA with the benchmarks set out therein. |
Shutdown Atrocities Report 6 February 2019 | Feb 14, 2019 | Extra-judicial Killings | Feb 6, 2019 |
| The violations of human rights that started as the state’s response to mass protests on 14 January, 2019 following the increase in fuel prices immediately took a widespread systematic character, the dominant actors being the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA), the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) and suspected ZANU-PF militia. The systematic and sustained nature of the violations raises fear that this is becoming a case of crimes against humanity. |
Principles on Effective Prevention and investigation pf Extra legala, Arbitrary and Summary Executions | Feb 14, 2019 | Institutional reform | May 24, 1989 |
| Principles on the Effective Prevention and Investigation of Extra-legal, Arbitrary and Summary Executions Recommended by Economic and Social Council resolution 1989/65 of 24 May 1989. |
ACHPR Statement 63rd Ordinary Session on the ACHPR | Feb 14, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Oct 24, 2018 |
| Statement to the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights at the 63rdOrdinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights under Agenda Item 4e 24 October-13 November 2018 :Statement on the Overall Human Rights Situation in Zimbabwe |
Prison Report 2018 | Feb 14, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Oct 18, 2018 |
| The primary objectives of this study were to assess the compliance of selected prisons with international and domestic standards on conditions of detention; to consolidate the fi ndings from the prison monitoring project conducted by the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum (the Forum) and its membership; to make recommendations for reforms and propose key priority areas. |
Organised Violence and Torture report: April to June 2018 | Feb 14, 2019 | Elections & violence | Jun 30, 2018 |
| The month of April also witnessed increasing tensions between the government and its employees with the government failing to respond to the concerns of workers in the public sector. This led to another strike by nurses, which compromised the right to health care. The March 2018 strike by doctors was followed by a nurse’s strike on 16th of April. Vice President Chiwenga responded by firing all striking nurses violating section 65 (2) (3) of the Constitution, which recognises the right of all employees to engage in collective bargaining with the exception of the security service. |
Organised Violence and Torture report Jan to March 2018 | Feb 14, 2019 | Elections & violence | Mar 30, 2018 |
| In January 2018, new victims of Organised Violence and Torture (OVT) were reported and documented from across the country. This figure includes seven incidents of infringement of political rights, five incidences of harassment and intimidation, three cases of assault and three incidences of denial of the right to food. |
Report on the Post elections violations | Feb 14, 2019 | Elections & violence | Aug 1, 2018 |
| This is the first report by the consortium which covers the period 1 to 9 August 2018. A total of 199 violations were documented from 1 to 9 August 2018. |
State Of Human Rights Report 2017 | Feb 14, 2019 | Promotion of truth | May 23, 2018 |
| The year 2017 proved once again that the human rights violations in Zimbabwe are hardly sporadic violations but are systematic with state apparatus playing a key role. The interdependence nature of human rights was further reaffirmed. As the economic meltdown continued, social unrest increased. The police were the easy tool for the state to deal with social unrest as they continued to use heavy-handed tactics to deal with vendors and silence dissenting voices. |
CIVIL SOCIETY STATEMENT TO THE NEW GOVERNMENT | Feb 14, 2019 | Institutional reform | Nov 23, 2017 |
| THE EXPECTATIONS OF AND REQUESTS TO THE EMERGING GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE FROM THE CIVIL SOCIETY IN ZIMBABWE |
Africa Human Rights Day | Feb 14, 2019 | Memorialization | Oct 21, 2017 |
| The Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum (the Forum) joins the rest of the continent in commemorating Africa Human Rights Day. The day is commemorated annually on 21 October and provides an opportunity for Africans to reflect and recommit on the solemn declaration undertaken by the African leaders and the African people to promote and safeguard human and peoples’ rights on the continent. |
An Analysis On Political Violence Reports | Feb 14, 2019 | Elections & violence | Aug 21, 2017 |
| Predisposing the Scourge of Political Violence.Political violence in Zimbabwe has always been a cause for concern. It curses our society. Very little effort or headway has been made to address this historical problem. |
AU Letter | Feb 14, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Jan 10, 2019 |
| A letter to the AU Chairperson stating the work of the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO forum. It also highlights the gravity of Human rights situation in Zimbabwe, State attacks on family and Attacks against human rights defenders and National Human rights institutions. |
Bulletin No 120 Role of the Media | Feb 14, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Aug 31, 2016 |
| This bulletin explains the role of the media in a democratic society. Media is the cornerstone of any democracy. The term media is derived from the word medium, meaning mode or carrier. It is intended to reach and address a large target group or audience. Media influences society in a number of ways. |
NTJWG CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY ALERT! FULL PAGE | Feb 14, 2019 | Elections & violence | Jan 14, 2019 |
| The report captures how the NTJWG is shocked at the the horrific developments since 14 January.There were gross violations of Human rights as well as crimes against humanity. |
2018 NTJWG Symposium Summary Report | Feb 14, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Nov 23, 2018 |
| From 21 to 23 November 2018, over 118 delegates converged in Bulawayo for the 2018 Transitional Justice Policy Symposium which was jointly convened by the National Transitional Justice Working Group (NTJWG) and the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR). The theme of the symposium was, ‘Never Again: Setting the Transitional Justice Agenda for Zimbabwe.’ |
NPRC Briefing November 2018 | Feb 14, 2019 | Institutional reform | Nov 4, 2018 |
| The National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) is one of 5 independent commissions established by the Constitution of Zimbabwe to entrench a culture of human rights and democracy. Section 251 of the Constitution established the NPRC. |
NTJWG Pre Election Transitional Justice Briefing | Feb 14, 2019 | Elections & violence | Jul 26, 2018 |
| The report presents areas of concern as Zimbabweans head for the polls in the first post-Mugabe election. It is a tightly contested election pitting a post-Tsvangirai opposition coalition and a post-Mugabe ruling party. Both the opposition and the ruling party are promising real change, equating the plebiscite to the 1980 elections that ushered in majority rule. |
NPRC WATCH 4th Edition 2018 | Feb 14, 2019 | Promotion of truth | May 4, 2018 |
| NPRC Holds National Convergence:What went wrong and what went well. |
The Guide to Understanding the NPRC 2nd Edition | Feb 14, 2019 | Institutional reform | Dec 31, 2018 |
| The main goal of this guide is to ensure that citizens have access relevant, complete, timely, and understandable information about the NPRC.The NPRC has a very broad constitutional mandate. A constitutional mandate simply means the authority to carry out particular work given by the Constitution. |
NTJWG Executive Brief | Feb 14, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Feb 22, 2018 |
| This briefing was presented to the Special Advisor to the President on National Peace and Reconciliation. The briefing draws from the monitoring work done by NTJWG and the views obtained by NTJWG from Stakeholders who are concerned with the national peace and reconciliation process in Zimbabwe. |
NTJWG April 2018 Newsletter | Feb 14, 2019 | Institutional reform | Jan 5, 2018 |
| This update serves to provide a brief update for Stakeholders on the transitional justice developments in the country as well as activities of the NTJWG in the first quarter of 2018. |
NTJWG ANNUAL REPORT 2017 | Feb 14, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Dec 31, 2017 |
| The work of the NTJWG in the period 2016 to 2017 has seen stakeholders pushing back on the government, rejecting the initial NPRC Bill and mobilising communities to voice their concerns. In early 2017, NTJWG invited stakeholders to a planning workshop in Harare. 37 organisations responded to that call and a comprehensive strategy was produced. |
Guide to the NPRC 2017 | Feb 14, 2019 | Institutional reform | Nov 30, 2018 |
| The main goal of this guide is to ensure that citizens have access relevant, complete, timely, and understandable information about the NPRC. |
NTJWG Press Statement | Feb 14, 2019 | Institutional reform | Mar 27, 2017 |
| The NTJWG invites Parliamentarians to begin a conversation on the process at constituency level to find ways in which participants who failed to participate in the public hearings in any way to hand in their recommendations to Parliament through their representatives. |
State of NTJWG in Zimbabwe | Feb 14, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Mar 31, 2017 |
| This report captures the key developments in Zimbabwe's key transitional justice processes to date. It highlights those developments relevant to the mandate of the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Promotion of Truth, Justice, Reparation and Guarantees of Non-recurrence. |
Guiding Principles for TJ in Zim | Feb 14, 2019 | Institutional reform | Sep 30, 2015 |
| The report Further Explains the Guiding Principles of Transitional Justice in Zimbabwe Which are, Promotion of Truth, Justice and accountability, Memorialisation, Institutional reform, Gender and Reparations. |
NPRC Bill H B 2 [2017] Factsheet | Feb 14, 2019 | Institutional reform | Mar 31, 2017 |
| Changes noted in the new Bill include Ministerial Approvals were the new Bill creates a Commission which lacks administrative and financial autonomy. All provisions that interfere with the financial autonomy of the Commission need to be revised so that they are in line with United Nations Standards which call for clear operational independence for independent Commissions. |
Analysis of the 2017 NPRC Bill [Final] | Feb 14, 2019 | Institutional reform | Feb 28, 2017 |
| This bill is the successor to the National Peace and Reconciliation Bill H.B 13, 2015 (the old Bill) which was gazetted on 18 December 2015 and withdrawn from Parliament in May 2016 following criticism by the National Transitional Justice Working Group (NTJWG), the Parliamentary Legal Committee, as well as members of the public during the Public Hearings held from 10 to 18 April 2016. |
Stakeholders Conference on TJ Principles Report | Feb 14, 2019 | Institutional reform | Jul 24, 2015 |
| This report captures the proceedings of the Stakeholders Conference on Transitional Justice Principles in Zimbabwe which was convened by the National Transitional Justice Working Group from 23 to 24 July 2015 in Nyanga. The conference discussed and produced the Guiding Principles for Transitional Justice Policy in Practice for Zimbabwe. |
Survivors Speak on TJ in Zim | Feb 14, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Feb 6, 2019 |
| This report outlines the opinions and expectations of Victims and Survivors on what should be included in a Transitional Justice Framework for Zimbabwe commissioned by the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum. |
Memory and Community Healing | Feb 14, 2019 | Memorialization | Nov 22, 2018 |
| The report is about the importance of Memory and objectives and outcomes of Community healing. |
Research paper on the Transitional Justice Strategy for Zimbabwe draft | Feb 14, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Nov 30, 2018 |
| The objective of the research is the development of a discussion paper for a transitional justice framework for Zimbabwe. This research will cover aspects regarding the understanding of key transitional justice questions in Zimbabwe. |
Summary Report Day 1 | Feb 14, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Nov 21, 2018 |
| The conference commenced with welcome remarks from Reverend Dr Ray Motsi (the NTJWG Thematic Leader on Memorialisation). There where also remarks from Paul Themba Nyathi, the NTJWG Deputy Chairperson standing in for the working group’s Chairperson, Aleck Muchadehama as well as a speech from Nomfundo Mogapi the Executice Director of CSVR and last but not least, remarks by the Chairperson of the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission, Retired Justice Selo Nare. |
Symposium Report Day 2 | Feb 14, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Nov 22, 2018 |
| Day 2 of the NTJWG Conference being in Bulawayo began with participants visiting different historical sites and heritage centres which depict Zimbabwe’s conflict history and community healing practices. Visited places include; the Entumbane Reintegration Camps sites, the Queen of Peace Roman Catholic Church and Amagugu International Heritage Centre. |
Symposium Day 3 Report | Feb 14, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Nov 23, 2018 |
| Reverend Useni Sibanda opened the conference’s third day by assisting participants to reflect on first two days Symposium’s outputs drawing from various presentations and evidence by victims and survivors of the Gukurahundi atrocities. |
Zimbabwe Amnesty Paper | Feb 14, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Nov 23, 2018 |
| This paper seeks to examine the question of amnesty and whether it is pragmatic to effect it as a healing and reconciliation mechanism within the context of Zimbabwe. |
Transforming the Security Sector in Zimbabwe | Feb 14, 2019 | Institutional reform | Nov 23, 2018 |
| The paper begins by outlining a basic framework of the traditional and modern concepts of the security sector with reference to global models and the African context, specifically the African Union Policy on Security Sector Reform, and the comparative processes underway to address security sector transformation in this regard, before |
Symposium Closing Remarks | Feb 14, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Nov 23, 2018 |
| Closing address by Alec Muchadehama a Key note Speaker. He Emphasized in the importance of Peace and Reconciliation and ways of making sure that it is the Government's way of Doing things. |
HumanRights Rule of Law Democracy 2013 | Feb 14, 2019 | Institutional reform | Dec 31, 2013 |
| The overall aim of this report is to give you both a broad policy picture and a detailed inventory of events relating to human rights, rule of law and democracy that took place in Zimbabwe during 2013. The report mainly covers those themes, which, in the Editor’s view and also given limited resources, were the most relevant during the year. |
Amnesty International annual report 2017/18 | Feb 14, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Dec 31, 2018 |
| The Amnesty International Report 2017/18 shines a light on the state of the world’s human rights during 2017. The foreword, five regional overviews and a survey of 159 countries and territories from all regions document the struggle of many people to claim their rights, and the failures of governments to respect, protect and fulfill human rights. |
GTF312 2013 Annual Report (1) | Feb 14, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Dec 31, 2013 |
| The goal of the programme is to strengthen human rights in governance and transparency. Activities involve public education; training of Human Rights Defenders (HRDs), service institutions and community leaders; legal advice provision and litigation; advocacy and lobbying. |
Research unit annual report 2006 | Feb 14, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Aug 20, 2006 |
| The Specific objective of the Research unit is “to document, research on, verify and publish incidents of gross violations of human rights in Zimbabwe, particularly those associated with organized violence and torture”. There are 3 types of reports that are compiled by the unit. These include Special/ad hoc reports, the human rights bulletin and the MPVR. |
May OVT Report 2017 | Feb 14, 2019 | Elections & violence | Dec 31, 2017 |
| The Forum documented violations relating to economic, social and cultural rights. The right to education continues to be violated by school authorities that turn children away over non-payment of school fees and levies. |
THE ECONOMIC COSTS OF POLICE BRUTALITY IN ZIMBABWE | Feb 14, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Aug 31, 2016 |
| This study investigates the direct and indirect economic costs of police brutality on victims in Zimbabwe, from events related to the social uprising between July and August 2016. Establishing the economic costs of police brutality provides the basis for determining requisite compensation for victims’ loss of earnings; medical and hospitalization expenses; funeral expenses and for the dependants’ loss of maintenance. |
Administration of Estates Act | Feb 18, 2019 | Institutional reform | Dec 31, 1997 |
| AN ACT to consolidate and amend the law relating to the administration of the estates of deceased persons, minors, mentally disordered or defective persons and persons absent from Zimbabwe, and to provide for the control of moneys belonging to persons whose whereabouts are unknown. |
Children's Act | Feb 18, 2019 | Institutional reform | Jan 18, 2002 |
| AN ACT to provide for the establishment of children’s courts; to make provision for the protection, welfare and supervision of children and juveniles; to provide for the establishment, recognition and registration of certain institutions and institutes for the reception and custody of children and juveniles and for the treatment of children and juveniles after their reception in such institutions and institutes; to require the contribution by certain persons towards the maintenance of children and juveniles; to provide for the adoption of minors; and to provide for matters incidental to or connected with the foregoing. |
Civil Evidence Act | Feb 18, 2019 | Institutional reform | Oct 23, 1992 |
| AN ACT to amend the law of evidence applicable to civil proceedings; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing. |
Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act | Feb 18, 2019 | Institutional reform | Jul 1, 2006 |
| AN ACT to consolidate and amend the criminal law of Zimbabwe; to amend the Interpretation Act [Chapter 1:01], the Burial and Cremation Act [Chapter 5:03], the Customary Marriages Act [Chapter 5:07], the Marriage Act [Chapter 5:11], the Magistrates Court Act [Chapter 7:10], and the Prisons Act [Chapter 7:11]; to repeal the Aircraft(Offences)Act [Chapter 9:01] and the Concealment of Birth Act [Chapter 9:04]; to amend the Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act [Chapter 9:07]; to repeal Infanticide Act [Chapter 9:12] and the Miscellaneous Offences Act [Chapter 9:15]; to amend the Prevention of Corruption Act [Chapter 9:16], and the Stock Theft Act [Chapter 9:18]; to repeal the Witchcraft Suppression Act [Chapter 9:19] and the Sexual Offences Act [Chapter 9:21]; to amend the Anti-Corruption Commission Act [Chapter 9:22], the Public Order and Security Act [Chapter 11:17], the Police Act [Chapter 11:10], the Inland Waters Shipping Act [Chapter 13:06], the Tourism Act [Chapter 14:20], the Dangerous Drugs Act [Chapter 15:02], to amend the Medicines and Allied Substances Control Act [Chapter 15:03]; the Public Health Act [Chapter 15:09], the Termination of Pregnancy Act [Chapter 15:10], the Housing and Building Act [Chapter 22:07] and the Mental Health Act, 1996; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing. |
Criminal Matters (Mutual Assistance) Act | Feb 18, 2019 | Institutional reform | Apr 1, 1991 |
| AN ACT to provide for mutual assistance in criminal matters between Zimbabwe and Commonwealth countries and other foreign countries; to facilitate the provision and obtaining by Zimbabwe of such assistance, and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. |
Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act | Feb 18, 2019 | Institutional reform | Jun 1, 1927 |
| AN ACT to consolidate and amend the law relating to procedure and evidence in criminal cases, and to make provision for other matters incidental to such procedure and evidence. |
Customary Law and Local Courts Act | Feb 18, 2019 | Institutional reform | Feb 12, 1992 |
| AN ACT to provide for the application of customary law in the determination of civil cases; to provide for the constitution and jurisdiction of local courts; to provide for appeals from the decisions of such courts; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing. |
Customary Marriages Act | Feb 18, 2019 | Institutional reform | Jan 1, 1951 |
| AN ACT to provide for the solemnization of customary marriages; to regulate certain other incidents in connection with such marriages and to prevent the pledging of children. |
Damages (Apportionment and Assessment) Act | Feb 18, 2019 | Institutional reform | Jun 1, 1971 |
| AN ACT to amend the law relating to contributory negligence and to provide for other matters incidental thereto. |
Deceased Estates Succession Act | Feb 18, 2019 | Institutional reform | Jun 21, 1929 |
| AN ACT to amend the law relating to estates of deceased persons. |
Disabled Persons Act | Feb 18, 2019 | Institutional reform | Jun 26, 1992 |
| AN ACT to make provision for the welfare and rehabilitation of disabled persons; to provide for the appointment and functions of a Director for Disabled Persons’ Affairs and the establishment and functions of a National Disability Board; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing. |
Education Act | Feb 18, 2019 | Institutional reform | Jun 8, 1987 |
| An ACT to provide for the declaration of the fundamental rights to, and objectives of, education in Zimbabwe; to provide for the establishment, maintenance and regulation of Government schools and other Government educational facilities; to provide for the establishment and administration of nonGovernment schools, and for the registration and control thereof; to provide for the registration and control of correspondence colleges and independent colleges and for the establishment of an advisory council for such colleges; to make financial provision for schools; to provide for the transfer of teachers to the Public Service; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing. |
General Law Amendment Act | Feb 18, 2019 | Institutional reform | Jan 1, 1979 |
| AN ACT to alter the general law of Zimbabwe. |
Guardianship of Minors Act | Feb 18, 2019 | Institutional reform | Jun 30, 1961 |
| AN ACT to amend the law relating to the guardianship and custody of minors. |
Immigration Act | Feb 18, 2019 | Institutional reform | Dec 1, 1971 |
| AN ACT to regulate the entry of persons into and the departure of persons from Zimbabwe; to prohibit the entry into and to provide for the removal from Zimbabwe of certain persons; to provide for the control of aliens; and to provide for matters incidental to or connected with the foregoing. |
Maintenance Orders (Facilities for Enforcement) Act | Feb 18, 2019 | Institutional reform | Dec 31, 1980 |
| AN ACT to facilitate the enforcement in Zimbabwe of maintenance orders made in England and Northern Ireland and elsewhere within the Commonwealth and in other States on the basis of reciprocal arrangements. |
Marriage Act | Feb 18, 2019 | Institutional reform | Mar 1, 1965 |
| AN ACT to consolidate and amend the laws relating to the solemnization of marriages and matters incidental thereto. |
Married Persons Property Act | Feb 18, 2019 | Institutional reform | Jan 1, 1929 |
| AN ACT to amend the law as to the property of married persons. This Act may be cited as the Married Persons Property Act [Chapter 5:12]. |
Mental Health Act | Feb 18, 2019 | Institutional reform | Jan 1, 2000 |
| AN ACT to consolidate and amend the law relating to the care, detention and after-care of persons who are mentally disordered or intellectually handicapped, whether for the purposes of treatment or otherwise; to provide for the establishment of various boards and the functions of such boards; to repeal the Mental Health Act [Chapter 15:06]; and to provide for matters incidental to or connected with the foregoing. |
Public Health Act | Feb 18, 2019 | Institutional reform | Dec 31, 1980 |
| AN ACT to make provision for the public health. This Act may be cited as the Public Health Act [Chapter 15:09]. |
Legal resources foundation 2015/16 Annual report | Feb 18, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Jun 30, 2016 |
| Report of the trustees of the Legal Resources Foundation for the year ended 30 June 2016 which includes auditors report and financial statements. |
Legal Resources Foundation 2014 /5 Annual report | Feb 18, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Jun 30, 2015 |
| Report of the trustees of the Legal Resources Foundation for the year ended 30 June 2015 which includes auditors report and financial statements. |
Legal Resourcces Foundation 2013/2014 Annual Report | Feb 18, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Jun 30, 2014 |
| Report of the trustees of the Legal Resources Foundation for the year ended 30 June 2014 which includes auditors report and financial statements. |
LRFZim Annual Report 1984 /85 | Feb 18, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Jun 30, 1985 |
| Report of the trustees of the Legal Resources Foundation for the year ended 30 June 1985 which includes auditors report and financial statements. |
LRFZim Annual Report 1985/86 | Feb 18, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Jun 30, 1986 |
| Report of the trustees of the Legal Resources Foundation for the year ended 30 June 1986 which includes auditors report and financial statements. |
LRFZim Annual Report 1986/87 | Feb 18, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Jun 30, 1987 |
| Report of the trustees of the Legal Resources Foundation for the year ended 30 June 1987 which includes auditors report and financial statements. |
LRFZim Annual Report 1987/88 | Feb 18, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Jun 30, 1988 |
| Report of the trustees of the Legal Resources Foundation for the year ended 30 June 1988 which includes auditors report and financial statements. |
LRFZim Annual Report 1989/90 | Feb 18, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Jun 30, 1990 |
| Report of the trustees of the Legal Resources Foundation for the year ended 30 June 1990 which includes auditors report and financial statements. |
LRFZIM Annual Report 1988/89 | Feb 18, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Jun 30, 1989 |
| Report of the trustees of the Legal Resources Foundation for the year ended 30 June 1989 which includes auditors report and financial statements. |
LRFZim Annual Report 1990/91 | Feb 18, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Jun 30, 1991 |
| Report of the trustees of the Legal Resources Foundation for the year ended 30 June 1991 which includes auditors report and financial statements. |
LRFZim Annual Report 1991/92 | Feb 18, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Jun 30, 1992 |
| Report of the trustees of the Legal Resources Foundation for the year ended 30 June 1992 which includes auditors report and financial statements. |
LRFZim Annual Report 1992/93 | Feb 18, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Jun 30, 1993 |
| Report of the trustees of the Legal Resources Foundation for the year ended 30 June 1993 which includes auditors report and financial statements. |
LRFZim Annual Report 1993/94 | Feb 18, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Jun 30, 1994 |
| Report of the trustees of the Legal Resources Foundation for the year ended 30 June 1994 which includes auditors report and financial statements. |
Zimbabwe Rule of Law Journal final | Feb 18, 2019 | Institutional reform | Feb 28, 2017 |
| This paper argues that the issue as to whether citizens are entitled to access the national voter’s roll has been settled in the Constitution which requires all State institutions to exercise public power and discharge their functions in a transparent and accountable manner as enforced through the right of access to information, enshrined in s 62. |
LEGAL Publications catalog 2014 | Feb 18, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Jun 30, 2014 |
| Legal Publications Catalogue showing Zimbabwe Law reports produced by LRF since 1985 |
Simplified Version of the Declaration of Rights ( English) | Feb 18, 2019 | Institutional reform | Dec 31, 2013 |
| The Declaration of Rights is set out in Chapter 4 of the Constitution. It sets out the rights and freedoms which the people of Zimbabwe are entitled to. |
Simplified Version of the Declaration of Rights (Shona) | Feb 18, 2019 | Institutional reform | Dec 31, 2013 |
| The Declaration of Rights is set out in Chapter 4 of the Constitution. It sets out the rights and freedoms which the people of Zimbabwe are entitled to. |
Simplified Version of the Declaration of Rights (Ndebele) | Feb 18, 2019 | Institutional reform | Dec 31, 2013 |
| The Declaration of Rights is set out in Chapter 4 of the Constitution. It sets out the rights and freedoms which the people of Zimbabwe are entitled to. |
Simplified Version of the Declaration of Rights (Tonga) | Feb 18, 2019 | Institutional reform | Dec 31, 2013 |
| The Declaration of Rights is set out in Chapter 4 of the Constitution. It sets out the rights and freedoms which the people of Zimbabwe are entitled to. |
Simplified Version of the Declaration of Rights (Xangani) | Feb 18, 2019 | Institutional reform | Dec 31, 2013 |
| The Declaration of Rights is set out in Chapter 4 of the Constitution. It sets out the rights and freedoms which the people of Zimbabwe are entitled to. |
Trauma and Mental Health in Zimbabwe | Feb 18, 2019 | Gender | Nov 30, 2011 |
| This paper falls into three sections.The first section provides a brief overview of organised violence and torture in Zimbabwe, The second section ―Developing a response: learning from experience elsewhere, presents in brief the shifts in thinking in this field. |
Thoughts on National Healing | Feb 18, 2019 | Gender | Dec 31, 2003 |
| The report contains issues like Dealing with complex emergencies,developing a community response ti trauma,state psycho-social support for victims of organised violence and torture as well as the identification of victims. |
The Tree of Life A Community Approach to Empowering and Healing Survivors of Torture in Zimbabwe | Feb 18, 2019 | Gender | Dec 31, 2009 |
| The article explores the effectiveness of the use of an empowerment workshop, called the Tree of Life, in the treatment of torture survivors. The approach is based on a survivor-to-survivor model of assistance. |
Complex Emergencies and the Tree of Life A Community based Approach to Dealing with Trauma | Feb 18, 2019 | Gender | Dec 31, 2009 |
| A community-based approach to dealing with trauma highlights issues about Trauma and complex emergencies. This report is not concerned with describing the many ways in which trauma may be inflicted during complex emergencies, but rather to very briefly describe their effects. |
GENDER EQUALITY AND EQUITY ANALYSIS 15 May 2017 | Feb 18, 2019 | Gender | May 15, 2017 |
| The Research & Advocacy Unit (RAU) undertook an analysis of the gender equality provisions under Zimbabwe’s new Constitution and compared these provisions to those constituted by select countries in the region.This document sets forth the analysis by providing a comparison between the gender equity provisions of the Constitution of Zimbabwe and those of Botswana, and Kenya, and South Africa. |
Political and historical context of elections 2 | Feb 18, 2019 | Elections & violence | Dec 31, 2018 |
| This briefing paper reviews the political and historical context of the Zimbabwean election with a view of determining the contribution of this past to the electoral outcomes. We hypothesize that the 2018 electoral outcome will be a function of its immediate past and the broader national historical context. |
Zimbabwe political violence & elections | Feb 18, 2019 | Elections & violence | Apr 30, 2018 |
| This report focuses on how Zimbabwe has an unenviable reputation for being the most politically violent country in Southern Africa, certainly since the civil wars ended in Angola and Mozambique, and the independence of Namibia and South Africa. |
What do Zimbabweans see as state responsiveness 17 October 2018 (1) | Feb 18, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Oct 17, 2018 |
| The match between citizens’ aspirations and the promises made by political parties comes to fore most strongly when elections are pending. The presumption is that the parties contesting an election have been building their manifestos in a careful dialogue with their members, as well as finding ways to persuade the electorate at large to have confidence in the manifesto. |
Religion and Politics in Zimbabwe 18 September 2018 | Feb 18, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Sep 18, 2018 |
| There is a common assumption that the Apostolic churches, the “Vapostori”, represent a “captured” constituency for ZANU-PF when it comes to elections.2 This is undoubtedly a story with some truth to it, but rarely examined in any analytical fashion. |
Women and Social Capital in Zimbabwe 2012 to 2014 | Feb 18, 2019 | Gender | Dec 31, 2018 |
| The study shows the relationship between Social Capital and measures of political Interest and Participation. |
GALZ Report 2016 final | Feb 18, 2019 | Gender | Dec 31, 2016 |
| The assessment focused on documenting the nature and extent of the state sanctioned and unsanctioned raids on GALZ. The assessment brings out the opaqueness of the raids, which demonstrates the precarious environment that GALZ operates in. |
Sexual Orientation and Zimbabwe's Constitution | Feb 18, 2019 | Gender | Dec 31, 2013 |
| The case emphasizes on the need to specify sexual orientation together with the nature of the Right to Equality and Non-discrimination. |
Icasa Zimbabwe Information Guide 24 November 2015 | Feb 18, 2019 | Gender | Nov 24, 2015 |
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Zimbabwe Situational Analysis REPORT redesign 2 | Feb 18, 2019 | Gender | Nov 30, 2017 |
| The project aims to improve the technical capacity of Linking Organisations to promote access to HIV, health and rights services for key populations; to increase the engagement of national policy makers with Key Populations issues; and to improve processes for regional knowledge sharing and learning between Linking Organisations. |
Violations Report Print Final 1 1 | Feb 18, 2019 | Gender | Nov 30, 2017 |
| This report is an analysis of the trends emerging from the annual violations reports compiled by the Association of LGBTI people in Zimbabwe (GALZ) between the periods 2012 to 2017. The analysis extensively draws data from a total of 170 violations extracted from 104 actual cases compiled and categorized by GALZ into 12 types. The 12 types of violations recorded are assault, threats, outing, discrimination, police harassment, Unlawful detention, disownment, blackmail, displacement, unfair labour practice, hate speech and invasion of privacy. |
Child participation Consolidated Report | Feb 18, 2019 | Institutional reform | Dec 31, 2010 |
| The report talks about Child Participation as a principle that requires participation of children in all matters affecting them and that their views be given due weight in accordance with their age and maturity. It states that there should be information sharing and dialogue between children and adults on the development of policies, programmes and measures in order to fulfill this principle. |
Raising her Voice Booklet Final Black and White Print | Feb 18, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Dec 31, 2013 |
| This booklet is a collection of stories of child survivors of sexual violence. The project was commissioned by the Justice for Children with the aim of raising awareness of the experiences of child victims of sexual abuse and violence in Zimbabwe; in particular it is aimed at showing the obstacles they encounter as they interact with the justice delivery system. |
Simplified Domestic Violence Act | Feb 18, 2019 | Gender | Oct 25, 2007 |
| The pamphlet provides a summary of the Domestic Violence Act [Chapter 5:16] and explanatory notes on its application for the benefit of children, their caregivers and partners in the child rights sector.The Act was enacted on 26 February 2007 and became operational on 25 October 2007. |
Child Protection Policy DRAFT | Feb 18, 2019 | Institutional reform | Dec 31, 2015 |
| A Child Protection Policy aimed at standardizing child protection measures both within the organisation and communities. Clear rules governing conduct as well as functioning and transparent oversight and complaint mechanisms all go towards ensuring a high degree of child protection and these are contained in this policy. |
Volunteer policy | Feb 18, 2019 | Institutional reform | Dec 31, 2015 |
| A Volunteering Policy for JCT which is a non profit making organization that provides free legal services to children in difficult circumstances in Zimbabwe. |
Women and social capital statistical study final 8 February 2018(2) | Feb 19, 2019 | Gender | Feb 8, 2018 |
| The present study examined social capital in women using the data from the last three rounds of the Afrobarometer surveys on Zimbabwe. Social capital in women is associated with Freedoms, Political participation,; Agency, Support for Democracy, and Political trust. |
Are Zimbabweans pollarised 1 December 2017(1) | Feb 19, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Dec 1, 2017 |
| Afrobarometer surveys on Zimbabwe frequently run into criticism about both the methodology and the findings. This was the case with the public release of the Round 7 (2017) survey results. The methodological confusion was answered by the Afrobarometer itself (Howard & Logan. 2017), but another issue emerged from the criticism. |
Chaotic, blurred and uncertain (4)(2) | Feb 19, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Nov 30, 2017 |
| The Research and Advocacy Unit and the Mass Public Opinion Institute conducted a study to examine active citizenship in Zimbabwe, with a major focus on women and youth. Using all the six rounds of the Afrobarometer data from 1999 to 2014 the study looked at “risk aversion” focusing on the risk taking and risk aversion behaviour of Zimbabweans. |
Are Communities Coming of Age Assessing Active citizenships programmes in Gweru and Chiundura 1 | Feb 19, 2019 | Gender | Jul 31, 2017 |
| This report is based on work carried out by the Research & Advocacy Unit (RAU) under its active citizenship and community security programmes. The aim is to understand whether the role of women and young people in local participatory policy-making is contributing to creating a conducive environment for the full enjoyment of its citizens, and also that duty bearers are getting more responsive to the inputs by the community which they serve. |
Policy brief No 2 2017 Women and Representation | Feb 19, 2019 | Gender | Dec 31, 2017 |
| This report explores what challenges and opportunities the current MPs under PR have and what the next steps should be after the expiry of Section 124 in 2023. Learning from the shortcomings of the current quota system, the report further seeks to explore how women should utilize the current quota and what is the strategy beyond 2023 to ensure that gender parity is realized. |
An analysis of the recent political developments in Zimbabwe 22 December 2017 | Feb 19, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Dec 22, 2017 |
| This is the second time in this country’s history that the country has been precipitated into a constitutional crisis. The first was in 1965 with the Unilateral Declaration of Independence (UDI) by the Smith government, and second is the coup that took place in November 2017. 1Whilst both looked innocuous at the beginning, the long-term consequences might not be so. |
Zacro 2008 annual report | Feb 19, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Dec 31, 2008 |
| The report has a situational Analysis of Zimbabwean prisons and an Outline of ZACRO programs and activities during the year 2008. |
ZLHR 2016 Annual Report | Feb 19, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Dec 31, 2016 | Zimbawe Lawyers for Human Rights 2016 Annual report where they celebrated 20 years of Human Rights Activism | |
ZLHR 2015 Annual Report | Feb 19, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Dec 31, 2015 |
| The report contains the vision, mission and values of ZLHR to gether with the strategic framework. |
ZLHR 2014 Annual Report | Feb 19, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Dec 31, 2014 |
| In 2014, Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) continued to shape the human rights and legal discourse of the country, relying in large part on its core interventions and expertise, which have stood the test of time, whilst drawing on the potential of the new Constitution, which had come into effect in May 2013. |
2013 ZLHR Pre election report | Feb 19, 2019 | Elections & violence | Jun 30, 2013 |
| The harmonised elections set for 31 July 2013 remain perhaps the most significant yet contested polls in the history of Zimbabwe. Not only has the timing of the actual poll been uncertain, but the polls are also approaching at a time when the curtains are coming down on the embattled Inclusive Government (IG) that was akin to a love-hate relationship amongst the three main political parties represented in Parliament. |
ZPP January MMR 2018. | Feb 19, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Jan 31, 2018 |
| There was a 24% increase of violations from 186 cases in December to 245 violations in January. The majority of violations were around the forced surrender of voter registration slips to record serial numbers by mostly Zanu PF members and activists. |
ZPP February MMR 2018 | Feb 19, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Feb 28, 2018 |
| A dark cloud engulfed the country in the early evening hours of the ‘day of love’ February 14 as news of the passing on of the champion and icon of democracy Morgan Richard Tsvangirai filtered. Tsvangirai leaves an indelible footprint in the fight for democracy. In death Tsvangirai who succumbed to colon cancer was saluted even by those who caused him and his supporters untold suffering over the years since the formation of the Movement for Democratic Change in 1999. |
ZPP March MMR 2018. | Feb 19, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Mar 31, 2018 |
| With the polls fast approaching, an increase of less than 10% was recorded in violations recorded from the 176 cases recorded in February to 188. Most Violations were related to the demand for voter registration slips. |
ZPP April MMR 2018. | Feb 19, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Apr 30, 2018 |
| Two major events helped to shape the political climate and human rights situation in the country in April. These were the Independence Day celebrations and the ZanuPF primary elections at the end of the month. The Independence Day celebrations resulted in a marked rise in incidents of coercion as ZanuPF officials in different parts of the country forced members of the public to make donations for the celebrations. The ruling party’s primary elections on the other hand accounted for a noticeable rise in cases of intraparty squabbling and occasional violence as aspiring candidates competed for nomination. |
ZPP May MMR 2018. | Feb 19, 2019 | Justice & accountability | May 31, 2018 |
| There was a notable 20 percent decrease in recorded cases of human rights violations from the previous month, which should be a positive development as we go to the general election in two months’ time. |
ZPP June MMR 2018 1 | Feb 19, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Jun 30, 2018 |
| A comparative analysis revealed that human rights violations increased from 181 in the month of May to 204 in the minth of June. |
ZPP July MMR 2018 | Feb 19, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Jul 31, 2018 |
| The July Monthly Monitoring report contextualizes the Eve of the run up to the Harmonised 2018 elections. It was characterized by disregard of the Political parties' code of conduct. |
ZPP August MMR 2018 | Feb 19, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Aug 31, 2018 |
| Picking up the pieces in the aftermath of the elections |
ZPP September MMR 2018 | Feb 19, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Sep 30, 2018 |
| ZPP recorded a total of 124 cases containing 226 human rights violations showing a downward trajectory from the 266 violations recorded in August. In comparison to the previous month, there has been a spike in the cases of discrimination with the highest being reported from Midlands, followed by Masvingo, Manicaland and Mashonaland East. |
ZPP MMR October 2018 | Feb 19, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Oct 31, 2018 |
| The Month of October recorded a total of 235 violations. There was a rise in the violations connected to assault and most perpetrators where male affiliated to the ruling ZANU PF party. |
ZPP November MMR 2018 | Feb 19, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Nov 30, 2018 |
| The report highlights how the Zimbawe Republic Police made up 25% of the perpetrators of Human Rights Violations which was one of the highest figures in 2018. |
ZPP December MMR 2018 | Feb 19, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Dec 31, 2018 |
| Human Rights violations continued on a downward trend in the month of December with 136 violations recorded, down from the 164 recorded in November. Zanu PF was responsible for most of the violations followed by the Zimbabwe Republic Police officers and Municipal police officers. |
ZPP MMR January 2017 | Feb 19, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Jan 31, 2017 |
| The month of January recorded many violations which were politically motivated. Most of the reported cases were harassment and intimidation of opposition political activists. Other prominent cases were those of deprivation of state sponsored food aid and inputs for farming. |
ZPP February MMR 2017 | Feb 19, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Feb 28, 2017 |
| The report is about the floods that hit the country particularly in Masvingo, Matebeleland South and North as well as Bulawayo. They led to food shortages as crops, livestock and property were destroyed. |
ZPP March MMR 2017 | Feb 19, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Mar 31, 2017 |
| These are various human rights violations in the month of March. Civic and political rights violations were recorded in both urban areas and rural areas. In urban areas the violations were mainly the denial of the right to freedom of assembly, expression and association. |
ZPP APRIL MMR 2017 | Feb 19, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Apr 30, 2017 |
| Coerced Patriotism:This report contains some of the violations recorded by ZPP; the organisation has a data base with the rest of the injustices and gladly shares it with interested stakeholders. |
ZPP MMR May 2017 | Feb 19, 2019 | Justice & accountability | May 31, 2017 |
| The month of May stands out owing to violations of the right to education, the right to food and civil and political rights mainly freedom of association and assembly. This May ZPP recorded the highest number of incidences where pupils were sent away from school for failure to pay school fees or clear the previous term’s arrears. |
ZPP MMR June 2017 | Feb 19, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Jun 30, 2017 |
| A season of Rallies: Dominant human rights violations recorded during June 2017 revolve around preparations for the presidential youth interface rallies, Heroes Day commemorations, the upcoming Chiwundura by-election, continued barring of students from attending classes, harassment of vendors and discrimination during food aid distribution. |
ZPP MMR July 2017 | Feb 19, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Jul 31, 2017 |
| There has been nearly 50% increase in the number of human rights violations from 150 in June to 223 in July, as reported by Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP). This is owing to a wide array of human rights violations ranging from the right to life, political rights, right to personal security, freedom of association, freedom from arbitrary eviction, property rights and the right to food among others. |
ZPP MMR August 2017. | Feb 19, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Aug 31, 2017 |
| A total of 149 human rights violations were recorded in August down from the 223 figure recorded in July. Harassment and intimidation cases decreased in August to 80 violations, followed by theft and/or looting which recorded 22, and assault with 15. Mashonaland Central had the highest recorded violations in August with 41, followed by Harare with 36 and Mashonaland East with 24. |
ZPP September MMR 2017 | Feb 19, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Sep 30, 2017 |
| There was an increase of Violations in September from 149 to 178 cases.There were creations of terror networks because of the violations perpetrated by Traditional Leaders. |
ZPP MMR October 2017 | Feb 19, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Oct 31, 2017 |
| The Report Highlights how Zimbabweans are Prisoners of fear and how the farming season has contributed to an increase in cases of intimidation and harassment as well as discrimination as cases of discrimination have increased from 21 to 31. |
ZPP November MMR 2017 | Feb 19, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Nov 30, 2017 |
| The Zimbabwe Peace project recorded an increase in Human rights violations to 190 in November 2017.Most Cases of Harassment and Intimidation were linked to the BVR exercise and the Intra-party violence within the ruling part ZANU PF. |
ZPP December MMR 2017
| Feb 19, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Dec 31, 2017 |
| The Zimbabwe Peace Project is worried by the nature of incidents recorded in December although the number of cases were in a downward trend, 124 from 190 recorded in November. |
ZPP MMR Jan 2016 | Feb 19, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Jan 31, 2016 |
| Protests and protests against protests were recorded in the month of July 2016 in Beitbridge, Harare, Bulawayo and Victoria Falls. From July 1 Beitbridge residents and cross border shoppers went on massive demonstrations against the imposition of a ban on imported goods as stipulated in Statutory Instrument (SI) 64 of 2016; the protests turned violent resulting in the torching of a Zimbabwe Revenue Authority warehouse and 36 people were arrested. |
ZPP MMR Feb2016 | Feb 19, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Feb 28, 2016 |
| This report shows partisan distribution of food aid continuing. Though the instances of this are less than in previous months, even one instance of this would be worrying as the government is mandated by the Constitution to provide for and protect all its citizens. |
ZPP MMR March2016 | Feb 19, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Mar 31, 2016 |
| Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP) reports for March show a total of 123 violations which had 318 victims altogether. Of these victims 35 people (11.6%) were from ZimPF, which is a significant increase from 18 victims in February (4 % of the total 441). While the number of victims for March in general was less than from February, for ZimPF, the number of victims doubled. |
ZPP MMR APRIL 2016 | Feb 19, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Apr 30, 2016 |
| Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP) reports for April show a total of 139 violations up from last month’s 123. The month under focus had 292 victims altogether. April reports were littered with cases of forced contributions of money towards the Independence Day celebrations. |
ZPP MMR September 2016 | Feb 19, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Sep 30, 2016 |
| Social and citizen movements continue to gather momentum although in the month under review their activities have been restricted by the ban on protests affecting Harare. The social movements and unions like #Tajamuka, #ThisFlag, #ThisGown, National Vendors Union of Zimbabwe (NAVUZ), Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (RTUZ) and have been recently joined by the National Electoral Reform Agenda (NERA), a coalition of 18 political parties. |
MMR October 2016 | Feb 19, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Oct 31, 2016 |
| Clientelism, political intimidation and vote buying in Zimbabwe have become a structural phenomenon, part of the local political culture as demonstrated in the by-elections that have taken place this year. In most cases campaign irregularities are targeted at the urban and rural poor who have limited access to resources like land and basic commodities like food. |
MMR November 2016 | Feb 19, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Nov 30, 2016 |
| This report contains some of the violations recorded by ZPP, the organisation has a data base with the rest of the injustices and gladly shares it with interested stakeholders. |
ZPP MMR December 2016 | Feb 19, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Dec 31, 2016 |
| This month’s report reflects that citizens were denied their right to food largely because of the political party they choose to be associated with. For instance, in Manicaland Chipo Chin’ono, Zanu PF district chairperson, is alleged to have told *Misheck Karimazondo and other MDC-T supporters to get the farming inputs from their party. |
MMR August 2016 | Feb 19, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Aug 31, 2016 |
| As political parties and the electorate brace for the 2018 general elections political intolerance continues to take center stage. In a democratic country where plurality should be welcome, political players and their structures are failing to come to terms with rising opposition on the political front. At a time when factionalism is rife in Zanu PF, the leadership is thwarting opposition and promoting political intolerance. |
ZPP MMR June 2016 | Feb 19, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Jun 30, 2016 |
| In the month of June Zimbabwe witnessed an escalation in protests mostly driven by non political party actors. Some of the protesting groups included the Occupy Africa Unity Square movement which is a group of citizen activists founded by the disappeared Itai Dzamara in 2014. |
ZPP MMR July 2016 | Feb 19, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Jul 31, 2016 |
| Protests and protests against protests were recorded in the month of July 2016 in Beitbridge, Harare, Bulawayo and Victoria Falls. From July 1 Beitbridge residents and cross border shoppers went on massive demonstrations against the imposition of a ban on imported goods as stipulated in Statutory Instrument (SI) 64 of 2016; the protests turned violent resulting in the torching of a Zimbabwe Revenue Authority warehouse and 36 people were arrested. |
ZPP MMR May 2016 | Feb 19, 2019 | Promotion of truth | May 31, 2016 |
| The May report highlights a growing and disturbing trend of discrimination in the distribution of food aid based on political affiliation. Food aid is increasingly being used by Zanu PF leaders and activists to repress political opponents and reward supporters. |
ZPP April MMR 2015 | Feb 19, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Apr 30, 2015 |
| This report covers recorded incidents of civil and political rights violations from the ten provinces of Zimbabwe for the month of April 2015. The report also highlights the food situation in the provinces and focuses on how food and other aid continue to be used as a political tool. |
ZPP MMR March 2015 | Feb 19, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Mar 31, 2015 |
| This report covers recorded incidents of civil and political rights violations from the ten provinces of Zimbabwe for the month of March 2015. The report also highlights the food situation in the provinces and focuses on how food and other aid continue to be used as a political tool. |
ZPP May 2015 MMR | Feb 19, 2019 | Justice & accountability | May 31, 2015 |
| This report covers recorded incidents of civil and political rights violations from the ten provinces of Zimbabwe for the month of May 2015.The report also covers food and otheraid violations in all provinces. |
ZPP Oct 2015 MMR | Feb 19, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Oct 31, 2015 |
| THE restructuring exercise which the ruling Zanu-PF embarked on soon after the party 6th People’s Congress in December 2014 has shored up internal fissures which have been simmering beneath the surface. |
ZPP Sept 2015 MMR | Feb 19, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Sep 30, 2015 |
| The report stresses how the political environment continues to be stressed with various coercion phenomena manifesting around several sticky issues thus support or starve. |
ZPP February2015 MMR | Feb 19, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Feb 28, 2015 |
| In this report ZPP highlights the risks that gold panners face at Kitsiyatota in Bindura as they try to eke a living. When ZPP team arrived at the site they were mobbed as gold panners thought they were ‘sponsors’. The gold panners tried to ‘sweet talk’ our team claiming that by just investing $100 a ‘sponsor’ would make a profit of about $800. |
ZPP June 2015 MMR | Feb 19, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Jun 30, 2015 |
| This report covers recorded incidents of civil and political rights violations from the ten provinces of Zimbabwe for the month of June 2015.The month of June 2015 was filled with a number of enthralling political developments most of which have an impact on the attainment of sustainable peace. |
ZPP MMR August 2015 | Feb 19, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Aug 31, 2015 |
| The report talks about how the political landscape of Zimbabwe continues to be awash with intolerance and bias. While members of opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC-T) are seen on the offensive in a few of the recorded instances, in the majority of reported incidences in August the ruling Zanu PF is the dominant perpetrator, a situation that continues to repeat itself. |
ZPP MMR Dec 2015 | Feb 19, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Dec 31, 2015 |
| The report talks about how supporting the opposition is a costly ordeal and how rights are not only grossly trampled upon, but they are torn up in a thousand little pieces and thrown to the winds in Zimbabwe. |
ZPP July 2015 MMR | Feb 19, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Jul 31, 2015 |
| This report is based on reports from ZPP long-term community based human rights monitors who observe, monitor and record cases of human rights violations in the constituencies they reside. |
ZPP Monthly Monitor January 2015 | Feb 19, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Jan 31, 2015 |
| This report is based on reports from ZPP long-term community based human rights monitors who observe, monitor and record cases of human rights violations in the constituencies they reside. |
ZPP MMR Nov 2015 | Feb 19, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Nov 30, 2015 |
| The November 2015 report outlined Fear as a tool of Political Manipulation as ordinary people fear that there will be repercussions to support another party. |
ZPP Food Violations Monitoring | Feb 20, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Oct 17, 2016 |
| October 2016 reports related to discrimination and denial of food to those considered to be politically ‘incorrect’. |
CEDAW Shadow report | Feb 20, 2019 | Gender | Jun 30, 2011 |
| This Report focused on the Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights of Women has been prepared and submitted to the CEDAW Committee by Beyond Beijing Committee (BBC) as an Alternative Report to the 4th and 5th combined periodic report submitted by the Government of Nepal. The purpose of the report is to maintain the government accountability both inside the country and at the United Nations. |
ZWLA Gender Audit COPAC draft 2012 | Feb 20, 2019 | Gender | Dec 31, 2012 |
| The paper is structured in such a way which makes possible a systematic assessment of each of the relevant provisions of the draft. It will point out and commend the provisions which adequately address women’s needs but also point out any inadequacies and suggest improvements. |
Copac final consolidated constitution signatures | Feb 20, 2019 | Institutional reform | Jul 17, 2012 |
| 18 Chapters of the Draft Constitution as at July 18 2012. |
The Women's Charter | Feb 20, 2019 | Gender | Apr 30, 2000 |
| What Zimbabwean Women Demand in the new Constitution |
CEDAW concluding observations 2012 | Feb 20, 2019 | Gender | Jul 27, 2012 |
| Concluding observations of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women |
Electoral Petition to the Parliament of Zimbabwe | Feb 20, 2019 | Elections & violence | Dec 3, 2018 |
| The Petitioners beseech the Parliament of Zimbabwe to consider and pass the relevant legislation that give life to tenets of the 2013 Constitution. |
National Dialogue must result in comprehensive electoral and political reforms ZESN | Feb 20, 2019 | Elections & violence | Feb 7, 2019 |
| ZESN strongly believes that the pathway to the next election should be defined by a comprehensive electoral and political reforms process established and implemented by all key stakeholders. |
Ten Point Plan Document | Feb 20, 2019 | Elections & violence | Jun 30, 2018 |
| Government needs to immediately align all electoral laws with the Constitution of Zimbabwe. |
ANALYSIS OF THE ELECTORAL AMENDMENT ACT OF 28 MAY 2018 | Feb 20, 2019 | Elections & violence | May 28, 2018 |
| On 28 May 2018, another Electoral Amendment Act was passed and the 2018 Election date was announced thereafter. Consequently, as a result of the announcement of the Election day as 30 July 2018, any amendments to the Electoral Act that happen after the proclamation do not apply to the 2018 elections, but other future elections. |
ZESN’S COMMENT ON THE ZEC BVR PROVISIONAL STATISTICS | Feb 20, 2019 | Elections & violence | Mar 23, 2018 |
| Following several requests by the Zimbabwe Election Support Network ZESN and other stakeholders for Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) to release data, on the numbers of voters registered disaggregated by province and gender, the ZEC published the Biometric Voter Registration BVR data on its website in March 2018. |
Free and fair elections | Feb 20, 2019 | Elections & violence | Mar 28, 2018 |
| The paper has guidelines on what constitutes free and fair elections. |
ZESN Projections Population by Ward Gender 18 December 2017 Final 11 | Feb 20, 2019 | Elections & violence | Dec 31, 2017 |
| The overarching objective of the report is to provide ZESN and interested stakeholders with ward based comprehensive scientific data on population dynamics for 2018. |
ZESN 2018 Population Projections for Zimbabweans Aged 18 | Feb 20, 2019 | Elections & violence | Dec 31, 2017 |
| As Zimbabwe readies itself for the new polling station based and biometric voter registration for the 2018 harmonised elections, it is imperative that efforts and resources are channelled towards ensuring that all eligible voters are registered so that they are able to vote come 2018. |
ZESN analysis of the Electoral Amendment Bill | Feb 20, 2019 | Elections & violence | Sep 18, 2017 |
| A closer scrutiny of this Bill shows that it largely mirrors a law passed a week earlier, through the gazetting of Statutory Instrument (SI) 117/2017, on the 15th of September 2017, through the Presidential Powers (Temporary Measures) Act. The Bill is meant to eventually substitute the SI given that laws promulgated via the use of presidential powers do not have shelf life beyond six months. |
ZESN Review of the Electoral Voter Registration Regulations | Feb 20, 2019 | Elections & violence | Jul 21, 2017 |
| The review is juxtaposing the content of the promulgated regulations against the draft regulations, in light of the submissions made to ZEC by ZESN. More specifically the review analyses the extent to which written recommendations made by ZESN have been incorporated into the promulgated regulations. |
Policy Brief Enhancing Transparency in Zimbabwe’s Electoral Processes | Feb 20, 2019 | Elections & violence | Dec 31, 2017 |
| This policy brief intends to inform and advise on how to improve transparencyin electoral processes in particular the voter registration, voting and resultsmanagement processes. Transparency is a key principle for credible and democratic elections. |
Policy Brief Reclaiming Public Media ahead of 2018 Elections | Feb 20, 2019 | Elections & violence | Dec 31, 2017 |
| There are dislocations between the progressive Constitution of Zimbabwe (2013) and the laws that were crafted underthe Lancaster House Constitution, whichthe government of Zimbabwe is reluctant to repeal and replace with democratic legislation. This has perpetuated the restrictive environment within which the Zimbabwean media operates. |
Policy Brief A Call for Alignment of Laws with the Constitution | Feb 20, 2019 | Elections & violence | Dec 31, 2017 |
| This paper contains a framework to guide lobby and advocacy efforts with parliamentarians, policy makers and other critical stakeholders such as ZEC. |
Enhancing Understanding of BVR In Zimbabwe | Feb 20, 2019 | Elections & violence | Jan 31, 2018 |
| The paper contains the definition of BVR, What BVR is not, Advantages and Risk of BVR as well as ZESN's position on BVR. |
Lessons from Kenya Article 1 | Feb 20, 2019 | Elections & violence | Jan 31, 2017 |
| Recently, ZESN observed the Mass Voter Registration process in Kenya, where Kenyans were registering using the Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) system which Zimbabwe is about to adopt for the 2018 Elections. The learning missions to Kenya was an eye opener especially given that Kenya was doing the BVR exercise for the second time before a major election having done BVR prior to their 2013 elections. |
2018 or 2023 Summary of opinions on delimitation in Zimbabwe | Feb 20, 2019 | Elections & violence | Dec 31, 2017 |
| Delimitation is the process of redistricting of constituencies for the purposes of elections. It divides the country into constituencies and wards for the purposes of elections of persons to constituency seats in the National Assembly and of councillors to local authorities. In Zimbabwe, the process is carried out in terms of sections 160 and 161 of the latest Constitution (2013). |
DELIMITATION OF BOUNDARIES IN ZIMBABWE IN 2022 | Feb 20, 2019 | Elections & violence | Dec 31, 2017 |
| This report highlights that The process of delimitation of electoral boundaries remains critical to any electoral outcome in Zimbabwe. In the past, this process has not been conducted in a timely and transparent manner. |
DELIMITATION OF BOUNDARIES IN ZIMBABWE IN 2018 | Feb 20, 2019 | Elections & violence | Dec 31, 2017 |
| The purpose of this policy brief is to discuss the timing of the process of delimitation of electoral boundaries. It articulates why it is more desirable to have the delimitation exercise before the 2018 elections. |
ZESN Paper on ZEC Voter Registration Regulations | Feb 20, 2019 | Elections & violence | Nov 30, 2016 |
| ZESN reiterates that the ability to exercise the democratic right to vote is premised on the respect for principles of democratic electoral processes upholding the key tenets of democracy such as inclusivity, comprehensiveness, transparency and accountability. |
Lessons from Uganda Biometric Voter Registration | Feb 20, 2019 | Elections & violence | Dec 31, 2016 |
| On February 18, Rindai Chipfunde Vava went to Uganda to observe the presidential and parliamentary elections there. This was the first election to be held using the biometric voter registration (BVR) system in Uganda. |
Critical steps in implementation of bvr | Feb 20, 2019 | Elections & violence | Dec 31, 2017 |
| ZESN is calling for transparency in the various stages of the deployment of BVR system in Zimbabwe. The continued silence regarding the steps being taken in the adoption and implementation of the BVR system apart from print media pronouncements is particularly worrying. |
ZESN Analysis of the GLAA 2016 | Feb 20, 2019 | Institutional reform | Aug 31, 2016 |
| Observations and Conclusions by ZESN include that the current Electoral Laws still require comprehensive amendments. ZESN has previously pointed out that there is need for a comprehensive process of amending all the Electoral Laws and bring them into conformity with the Constitution as well as regional guidelines on good governance and elections. |
Publication 311 | Feb 20, 2019 | Elections & violence | Dec 31, 2009 |
| The report highlights that the independence of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (hereafter, “the Commission”) is a critical issue in the management and conduct of elections. It has the role of the umpire in the elections and for that reason must exercise its powers fairly and impartially treating each contestant equally and without fear or favour. |
Publication 310 | Feb 20, 2019 | Elections & violence | Dec 31, 2017 |
| ZESN emphasizes on liberalising the broadcast media to assist the voters in making informed decisions. |
Publication 309 | Feb 20, 2019 | Elections & violence | Dec 31, 2017 |
| The paper is about broadening and securing postal and special voting. There are ways to vote for persons who cannot be present personally in their constituencies and wards on the designated voting days. The more traditional way is Postal Voting and the second is Special Voting. |
Publication 308 | Feb 20, 2019 | Elections & violence | Dec 31, 2017 |
| The publication states that the SADC Principles and Guidelines Governing Democratic Elections and Election Observation Missions (2004) are designed to set out minimum standards that Member Countries should ideally adhere to in the conduct of elections and election observation. The fundamental weakness of the Guidelines is that they do not have full legal force and are not mandatory. |
Publication 304 | Feb 20, 2019 | Elections & violence | Sep 20, 2011 |
| The Zimbabwe Election Support Network sent a 15 member mission to observe Zambia‘s tripartite elections held on the 20th of September 2011. The objectives of the mission were multifaceted and included; to observe the Zambia’s electoral processes, to explore and understand civil society initiatives within and around the electoral process. |
Publication 301 | Feb 20, 2019 | Elections & violence | Dec 31, 2010 |
| Electoral Law must Prohibit state officials' Public statements threatening free and fair elections. |
Publication 300 | Feb 20, 2019 | Elections & violence | Dec 31, 2017 |
| A report on Opportunity and Risk in the proposed Polling station based Voters' Roll. |
Publication 273 | Feb 20, 2019 | Elections & violence | Sep 15, 2010 |
| The month under review saw elections remain high on the political agenda as evidence by various media reports on Zimbabwe’s readiness for elections and the subsequent instruction by President Mugabe to “budget for elections in 2011”. This update is informed by observations from the chosen constituencies and broadly captures national political developments in September 2010. |
Publication 257 | Feb 20, 2019 | Elections & violence | Jan 31, 2008 |
| Electoral Reform Programs |
Publication 251 | Feb 20, 2019 | Elections & violence | Oct 31, 2009 |
| This is a paper on the funding of political parties in Zimbabwe. The financing of political parties is generally considered to be one of the critical factors for the success of multiparty democracy. |
Publication 248 | Feb 20, 2019 | Elections & violence | Dec 31, 2009 |
| The Zimbabwe Election Support Network has proposed a series of further reforms to the electoral laws of Zimbabwe. However while all of these changes should be put in place prior to the holding of impending byelections and the constitutional referendum, time may not allow passage of some of these reforms. Accordingly, this paper seeks to prioritize the reforms that should be adopted, firstly for the by-elections and secondly for the constitutional referendum. |
Publication 247 | Feb 20, 2019 | Elections & violence | Dec 31, 2009 |
| Summary of strengths and weaknesses of Electoral Systems and recommendations for further strengthening. |
Publication 242 (1) | Feb 20, 2019 | Elections & violence | Dec 31, 2015 |
| This Report is about special Voting procedures and how Zimbabwe is going to implement them. |
Publication 221 | Feb 20, 2019 | Elections & violence | Jul 31, 2008 |
| A report on the National Workshop on Conflict management Mechanism and the Recommendations. |
Publication 138 (1) | Feb 20, 2019 | Institutional reform | Nov 28, 2007 |
| The report highlights that the effectiveness of any electoral reforms depends on how the electoral laws are applied and enforced in practice. Legislation alone cannot prevent malpractices. The best remedies against them are an impartial, efficient and active Electoral Commission; rigorous observation and monitoring of all stages of the electoral process; and impartial and professional enforcement of the laws by law enforcement agencies. |
Publication 127 (1) | Feb 20, 2019 | Elections & violence | Aug 14, 2007 |
| Zimbabwe: A culture of electoral fraud, a paper presented by ZESN at the Zambia SADC Summit 13-14 August 2007. |
Publication 49 (1) | Feb 20, 2019 | Institutional reform | Sep 7, 2004 |
| SUBMISSION TO THE PUBLIC HEARING OF PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SERVICE, LABOUR AND SOCIAL WELFARE ON THE NGO BILL. |
Publication 108 (1) | Feb 20, 2019 | Institutional reform | Dec 31, 2009 |
| The Role of Parliament in Electoral Reform. Parliament plays an important role in the enactment of the electoral laws, which seek to capture the peoples’ hopes, wishes and aspirations. |
Publication 113 | Feb 20, 2019 | Institutional reform | Aug 30, 2006 |
| This Report is an attempt to contribute to the debate not so much to stir the debate further but to clarify issues by more objectively but critically looking at the merits and demerits of the proposal. |
Publication 122 (1) | Feb 20, 2019 | Gender | Dec 31, 2009 |
| This paper advocates that election observation should take note of the issue of gender equality in electoral processes. Women’s full and equal participation and the integration of gender perspectives into all levels of the electoral processes enhance democratic practices in elections and for this reason, election observer missions should be prepared to render an election not free and fair on the basis of significant transgressions of the electoral rights of women. |
Publication 123 (1) | Feb 20, 2019 | Elections & violence | Dec 31, 2007 |
| The report is about Managing Election related Conflicts in Zimbabwe. Often some of these conflicts have degenerated into outright physical confrontations in the form of military surges genocides and other forms of physical conflict capable of killing or maiming those caught up in the conflict. |
Publication 124 (1) | Feb 20, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Dec 31, 2005 |
| The Real Crisis In Zimbabwe, paper presented by Jealousy Mawarire (ZESN) Research Officer, at PEPSA Workshop in Blantyre, Malawi. |
ZESN Annual report 2010 | Feb 22, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Dec 31, 2010 |
| This year ZESN celebrated 10 years of not just existence but of service to this country in the quest for free and fair elections.The year 2010 was generally peaceful largely due to some level of political tolerance brought about by the GNU. |
A CRITICAL REVIEW AND ANALYSIS OF ZIMBABWE’S ELECTORAL AMENDMENT BILL, 2011 | Feb 22, 2019 | Elections & violence | Dec 31, 2011 |
| This is a review by the Zimbabwe Election Support Network (“ZESN”) of the proposed amendments to Zimbabwe’s legislation on the management and conduct of elections in the country. The Electoral Amendment Bill, 2011 (hereafter, “the Bill”) seeks to amend the Electoral Act (Chapter 2: 13) (hereafter, “the Act”). |
Ballot Update March 2012 | Feb 22, 2019 | Elections & violence | Mar 31, 2012 |
| Electoral system reform and implications for Gender equality |
ZESN Annual report 2011 | Feb 22, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Dec 31, 2011 |
| The report is about ZESN activities throughout the year 2011. |
Polling station analysis final | Feb 22, 2019 | Elections & violence | Apr 2, 2013 |
| This analysis focuses on the estimated eligible voters per polling station because there is a limit to the number of voters which a polling station can reasonably process in a twelve hour period (7am to 7pm). The analysis also takes into account differences between urban and rural areas. Urban polling stations can generally accommodate more voters than rural polling stations. |
Final Voters Roll Audit 2018 | Feb 22, 2019 | Elections & violence | Dec 31, 2018 |
| The ZESN conducted an audit of the 2018 Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) voters' rolls. The audit was conducted to provide independent non-partisan information on the quality of the 2018 PVR and the 2018 FVR to all stakeholders. |
Update 3 ZESN LTO Report for Mutoko North Constituency | Feb 22, 2019 | Elections & violence | Dec 20, 2018 |
| The Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) continues to observe the pre-election environment and key electoral processes in Mutoko North constituency ahead of the byelection set for Saturday 24 November 2018. This Long Term Observers’ (LTOs) report covers the period from 28 October to 10 November 2018. |
Post Election Long Term Observer Report | Feb 22, 2019 | Elections & violence | Sep 30, 2018 |
| On Election Day, ZESN issued a pre-election assessment statement, mid-day statement, and a report on projections of presidential election results based on its Sample Based Observation methodology. ZESN LTOs have been observing the post-election environment processes in their respective constituencies and this report is based on post election observations. |
ZESN Analysis of ZEC Presidential Results by Polling Station Final | Feb 22, 2019 | Elections & violence | Aug 31, 2018 |
| The ten files in total contained ZEC Presidential Results by Polling Station. These files contain presidential results information for 10,984 polling stations. The files are not without errors. Analysis of the results for the parliamentary elections and the presidential elections does not show significant discrepancies. |
ZESN REPORT ON PRE ELECTION POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT AND OBSERVATION OF KEY ELECTORAL PROCESSES | Feb 22, 2019 | Elections & violence | May 18, 2018 |
| This report is based on observations made by the LTOs between 18 May and 07 July 2018 in their respective constituencies from across the country’s 10 provinces. However ZESN produced several thematic reports during the same reporting period, including a report inspection of the voters’ roll, the nomination court, and primary elections for political parties. |
ZESN Report on the Nomination Court Observations | Feb 22, 2019 | Institutional reform | Jun 30, 2018 |
| The findings in this report are primarily informed by the Long Term Observers (LTOs) that ZESN deployed to the National Assembly Constituencies throughout the country. ZESN deployed 210 LTOs to track political developments in all the National Assembly Constituencies in Zimbabwe. During the Inspection of the provisional voters’ roll, ZESN deployed LTOs who visited 693 Inspection Centres (ICs) across the country during the inspection and making 909 visits in total during the process. |
ZESN Report on the Inspection of the Voter's Roll | Feb 22, 2019 | Elections & violence | May 19, 2018 |
| The findings in this report are primarily informed by the Long Term Observers (LTOs) that ZESN deployed to the National Assembly Constituencies throughout the country. ZESN deployed 210 LTOs to track political developments in all the National Assembly Constituencies in Zimbabwe. During the Inspection of the provisional voters’ roll, ZESN deployed LTOs who visited 693 Inspection Centres (ICs) across the country during the inspection and making 909 visits in total during the process. |
ZESN BVR Observation Report | Feb 22, 2019 | Elections & violence | Feb 28, 2018 |
| This is a comprehensive analysis and documentation of the Zimbabwe Election Support Network’s (ZESN’s) observation of the Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) process in Zimbabwe. It covers all the critical moments of the BVR process from its inauguration and inception in September 2017 to completion of the extended BVR Blitz exercise in February 2018. |
Policy Brief: Challenges in attaining Gender balance in elections in Zimbabwe | Feb 22, 2019 | Elections & violence | Feb 28, 2015 |
| The paper suggests ways of increasing women's participation in local government, parliament and senate. |
Final ZESN 2018 Harmonised Election Report | Feb 22, 2019 | Elections & violence | Jul 31, 2018 |
| This report presents ZESN's observations of each sector of the electoral cycle: the pre-election, the polling, and the post-election periods. The observations were gathered through the deployment of 7240 trained observers. |
Mutoko North and Chegutu East Election Report | Feb 22, 2019 | Elections & violence | Sep 10, 2018 |
| This report details the Zimbabwe Election Support Network’s (ZESN) observations of the Mutoko North Constituency National Assembly and the Chegutu East ward 16 by-elections. |
Chiwundura By election Report | Feb 22, 2019 | Elections & violence | Jul 15, 2017 |
| President Mugabe set 15 July 2017 as the date for the Chiwundura National Assembly by election in accordance with Section 39 (2) of the Electoral Act (Chapter 2:13). The seat fell vacant following the death of the National Assembly representative for the Constituency; Mr Kizito Chivamba, who died on 19 April 2017 following a short illness. |
ZESN Report on Epworth Marondera Central and Mbire by elections | Feb 22, 2019 | Elections & violence | Sep 19, 2015 |
| The seats fell vacant following the death on 9 June, 2015 of the ZANU-PF incumbent for Epworth constituency, Ambassador Amos Midzi; and the expulsion from ZANU-PF and subsequent recalling from Parliament of Ray Kaukonde and David Butau, former Members of Parliament for Marondera Central and Mbire respectively. |
ZESN Mhondoro Mubaira By elections Report | Feb 22, 2019 | Elections & violence | Mar 5, 2016 |
| The by-election was necessitated by the fact that ZANU-PF invoked section 129 (1) (k) of the Constitution which states that a Member of Parliament’s (MP) seat becomes vacant when the MP ceases to belong to the political party of which he or she was a member when elected to Parliament and the political party concerned, by written notice to the Speaker of Parliament, or the President of the Senate, as the case may be, informs parliament of the same. |
Nkulumane By election Report | Feb 22, 2019 | Elections & violence | Dec 19, 2015 |
| The seat fell vacant following the death on 5 October, 2015 of the Movement for Democratic Change-Tsvangirai (MDC-T) incumbent for Nkulumane constituency Honorable ThamsanqaMahlangu. ZESN deployed 14 observers comprising static (polling station based observers), constituency and mobile observers to measure compliance with regards to the Constitution and electoral laws as well as to identify gaps in the electoral practice to enable informed advocacy interventions for electoral reforms. |
Mudzi West by election Report | Feb 22, 2019 | Elections & violence | Jul 24, 2015 |
| ZESN continues to be concerned by the unusually high number of people that request assistance when intending to cast their vote. ZESN urges the Commission to develop inexpensive mechanisms to document the literacy levels of voters when voters present themselves for registration at voter registration centres. |
Local Authourity by elections report | Feb 22, 2019 | Elections & violence | Jan 25, 2014 |
| The by elections were characterized by a decrease in voter turnout as shown by the turnout compared to the number of registered voters in the wards. A new political player in the form of the newly formed NCA took part in the elections. ZANU PF and the MDC T contested and there was the notable absence of the MDC. |
ZESN 2013 harmonised election report | Feb 22, 2019 | Elections & violence | Jul 31, 2013 |
| On 31 July 2013 Zimbabwe held harmonised elections for the Presidency, the National Assembly, the Senate and local authorities. ZESN deployed 7 099 observers to every province and constituency in the country on 31 July 2013, set at the ‘Election Day’. Reports from observers during the election and throughout the entire process, demonstrated that the credibility of the 2013 harmonised elections was compromised by a systematic effort to disenfranchise many voters. |
March 2002 Presidential Election Report | Feb 22, 2019 | Elections & violence | Mar 31, 2002 |
| The March 2002 presidential election was preceded by months of intensive violence and intimidation against MDC supporters, and more than 50 people, mostly opposition supporters, were killed. President Mugabe was declared the winner over challenger Morgan Tsvangirai by a 56% to 42% margin. Most international observers condemned the election as seriously flawed--the pre-election environment was neither free nor fair, and the election itself was marred by significant fraud and rigging--but regional opinions were mixed. |
BIOMETRIC VOTER REGISTRATION UPDATE NUMBER 21 | Feb 22, 2019 | Elections & violence | Sep 20, 2017 |
| The Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) welcomes the commencement of the Biometric Voter Registration exercise at the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) district offices. The rolling out of the registration exercise at district level facilitates the continuous registration of voters as stipulated by the law. |
BVR UPDATE NUMBER 3 | Feb 22, 2019 | Elections & violence | Sep 28, 2017 |
| The Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) continues to observe the Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) exercise at the 63 District centers established by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC). |
BVR UPDATE NUMBER 4 | Feb 22, 2019 | Elections & violence | Oct 11, 2017 |
| The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) commenced the Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) for the Wards which fall under Phase 1 yesterday. ZEC intends to roll out the process in four phases until 19 December 2017. |
BVR UPDATE NUMBER 5 | Feb 22, 2019 | Elections & violence | Oct 13, 2017 |
| ZESN has deployed observers under the first phase of the Biometric Voter Registration blitz and this update is based on reports received from all the 10 provinces where registration is currently taking place. |
BVR UPDATE NUMBER 6 | Feb 22, 2019 | Elections & violence | Oct 20, 2017 |
| The Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) continues to observe Phase One of the Biometric Voter Registration exercise in all 10 provinces of the country. There are six days left before the close of voter registration under Phase One. |
BVR UPDATE NUMBER 7 | Feb 22, 2019 | Elections & violence | Oct 26, 2017 |
| The Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) continues to observe the Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) exercise. This update is based on observations by ZESN observers deployed to cover all the wards under Phase One. |
BVR UPDATE NUMBER 8 | Feb 22, 2019 | Elections & violence | Nov 1, 2017 |
| The Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) is observing Phase 2 of the Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) exercise which commenced on 29 October 2017. |
BVR UPDATE NUMBER 9 | Feb 22, 2019 | Elections & violence | Nov 9, 2017 |
| The Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) continues to observe Phase 2 of the Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) exercise in all the country’s 10 provinces. The following update is based on observations made over the past 7 days. |
BVR UPDATE NUMBER 10 | Feb 22, 2019 | Elections & violence | Nov 17, 2017 |
| The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) concluded phase 2 of the Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) blitz on Monday 13 November 2017. Phase 3 of the blitz commenced yesterday, 16 November 2017 and was marred by a few challenges which include; destruction of registration tents by heavy rains and failure to open some of the registration centres owing to late arrival of either ZEC registration officers or equipment. |
BVR UPDATE NUMBER 11 | Feb 22, 2019 | Elections & violence | Nov 23, 2017 |
| The Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) continues to observe Phase 3 of the Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) exercise which commenced on, 16 November 2017 and will end on 1 December 2017. |
BVR Update Number 12 | Feb 22, 2019 | Elections & violence | Dec 8, 2017 |
| ZESN continues to observe the (Biometric Voter Registration) BVR blitz which entered the fourth and last phase on 4 December until 19 December 2017. At the conclusion of Phase 3, ZEC indicated that a total of 3,532,577 had been registered cumulatively from Phase 1. |
BVR Update Number 13 | Feb 22, 2019 | Elections & violence | Dec 15, 2017 |
| ZESN received reports of a significant number of voter registration centres that ran out of the print roll used for issuing voter registration slips to successful registrants. |
BVR Update Number 14 | Feb 22, 2019 | Elections & violence | Dec 21, 2017 |
| This update is based on observations made during the last 7 days of the blitz and is informed by reports from ZESN static and mobile observer teams. |
BVR Update Number 15 | Feb 22, 2019 | Elections & violence | Jan 12, 2018 |
| The Biometric Voter registration (BVR) Blitz which commenced on 10 October 2017 came to an end on 19 December 2017. Following pleas by electoral stakeholders, the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) announced that a mop up of the voter registration would be done over a 30 day period from 10 January to 8 February 2018. |
BVR Update Number 16 | Feb 22, 2019 | Elections & violence | Jan 19, 2018 |
| The following are highlights of reports from ZESN’s mobile and static observers that have been deployed to some of the registration centers countrywide. |
BVR Update Number 17 | Feb 22, 2019 | Elections & violence | Jan 25, 2018 |
| This update is based on reports from ZESN’s mobile and static observers who have been deployed at selected registration centres countrywide. |
BVR Update Number 18 | Feb 22, 2019 | Elections & violence | Feb 2, 2018 |
| This update is based on reports from ZESN’s mobile and static observers who have been deployed at selected mop up, district and provincial registration centres countrywide. |
BVR Update Number 19 | Feb 22, 2019 | Elections & violence | Feb 8, 2018 |
| This update is based on reports from ZESN’s mobile and static observers who were deployed at selected mop up, district and provincial registration centres countrywide. ZESN deployed a total of 263 static observers for the mop up exercise. |
Inspection of VR Update Number 1 | Feb 22, 2019 | Elections & violence | May 23, 2018 |
| ZESN has been closely tracking developments related to the ongoing inspection of the Provisional Voters’ Roll (PVR) exercise which commenced on 19 May 2018 and scheduled to end on 29 May 2018. |
E- Ballot Newsletter 7 | Feb 22, 2019 | Elections & violence | Sep 30, 2007 |
| This issue seeks to continue with the debate and discussions on some interpretations, implications, and prospects towards the 2008 elections in particular on the Constitutional Amendment Bill Number 18. The issue looks at various aspects like the voter registration, which make up the fundamental aspects of a free and fair election. |
E-Ballot news: Is Zimbabwe ready for an election? | Feb 22, 2019 | Elections & violence | Feb 28, 2012 |
| In Zimbabwe it has been noted that threats and intimidation have been and are still to bring about certain electoral outcomes. |
ZESN 4th Edition | Feb 22, 2019 | Elections & violence | May 31, 2012 |
| Zimbabwe not ready for Elections says UN |
ZESN 5th Edition | Feb 22, 2019 | Elections & violence | Jun 30, 2012 |
| The Pros and Cons of Devolution:Can it Work in Zimbabwe |
ZESN 6th Edition | Feb 22, 2019 | Institutional reform | Jul 31, 2012 |
| Analysisng the Electoral amendment Bill:what are the Key changes? |
ZESN 7th Edition | Feb 22, 2019 | Institutional reform | Aug 31, 2012 |
| Draft Constitution: Unpacking the proposed Electoral hybrid Electoral system |
ZESN 8th Edition | Feb 22, 2019 | Elections & violence | Sep 30, 2012 |
| ZESN analysis of the 2013 Elections |
ZESN 9th Edition | Feb 22, 2019 | Institutional reform | Oct 31, 2012 |
| Next steps after the Second All stakeholder Conference. |
ZESN 10th Edition | Feb 22, 2019 | Elections & violence | Nov 30, 2012 |
| Progress and Gaps as Zimbabwe headed for elections in 2012. |
ZESN 11th Edition | Feb 22, 2019 | Elections & violence | Jan 31, 2013 |
| The Bulletin Stated that contesting for Elections is expensive in Zimbabwe making it essential that Political parties have funding for them to take part in the polls. |
ZESN 12th Edition | Feb 22, 2019 | Elections & violence | Mar 31, 2013 |
| Police raids Civic Society organisations in Zimbabwe. They started with Zimbabwe Peace Project then they went on to raid the ZESN head office in Harare. |
ZESN March Issue 2016 | Feb 22, 2019 | Elections & violence | Mar 31, 2016 |
| Lessons from uganda on deployment of Biometric voter registration. |